News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-03-24
BOSTON MARKET.
BOSTON, March 22d. 1887

BOSTON, March 22d, 1887.
FLOUR The flour market is unsettled, but
very dull. The depression in wheat is felt Sc
verely, and buyers are very cautious. The
prices at present are: Fine, 50 65d3.25; super,
$3G3,5O; extras and seconds, S3@4IO;
straight and rollers, $42Od4.75; winter patents,
S47595l5; spring patents, $490G5.4O; bakers,
old, 81. 90d5.40.
light exports Export cornmeal, 50 25d2.30; do
nestle, 81. 3d. choice granulated So. I0a325;
y bag. 9Sc.aS10O Oatmeal: ground, $5a52 %;
cut S5.50d6.25. Rye is quiet at cyclic. Rye
flour is quoted at $3i25a3.5O p bbl.
CORN.-Corn market is very dull at present.
Quotations are: High mixed, 52d52 1-2c; steamer
yellow, 81 l-2a52c; steamer mixed, so l-2G52c; no
grade, 5095O -.
quotations are slightly changed: No. l white
and barley oats, 40d42C; fancy clipped oats,
4iG42c; No. white, 3S&SS l2c; No. 3 white,
SO l-2G3l l-2c: No. l mixed, 37G37 l-2c: No. ,
mixed, 1886 Lee.
BUrTER.-The Butter market continues firm.
Choice northern and western creameries in job
lots, - d35c; round lots, extra western, 30d3lC
extra northern 30d3l l &C; extra frsts, 25d
&c. good JuneS, 20d22c.; fair to good, l6dlSc.
extra northern diaries, lSd20c.; eastern cream
cries. 2692Sc.; fine Iowa factory ladies, % - %
cents; imitation creamery, 22d22 1-2c:. bakers
butter and Old l0d15c.
POTATOES.-The potato market is firmer at
Extra Maine and New Brunswick, $l.75 per Dbl
Houlton rose, GO063c p bu.; hebrons, 6Od63c
AroOstOok rose 60d63c; hebrOns, CSC; Vermont
rose 50 d55c; hebrons, % 53c; New York rose, 50
d53c; hebrons, 53453c; northern burbanks, SOC
SIC.
BEANs.-On beans the market is very steady
and trade quiet at the following quotations: Yer
mont small handpicked pea, $l.70dl.75; New
York small pea, 5 55Gi.66; large pea, $3.50;
l 50: medium, 5 l45d 1.55; yellow eye improved,
$l.5O9 LOO; red kidney, l.704l.S0.
EGGs.-Eggs are in very unfrm position
nearby, fresh easterns, lSG22c; eastern 1irsts II
DISC northern, I6dl61-2C; southern lie; western,
1915 l-2c, Island and New Brunswick, l6al7c;
lined, l3Gl4c.; held, sell for 2d3c lower prices.
PoULTRY.-SuppIy being light, prices firm at :
western turkeys bring IA l-20l5c., and ordinary
scarce and bring ID l-2Gl4c.
-AGTToSI.-TI.e Ise6 - nd steady a .
Choice lambs, 8 1-2a1Oc. fair to good Sid9c.
ordinary, 6d7c.; extra muttOns and yearlings,
7GSc.; light yearlings 6d6 &c; Brighton NUT
tons, 7GSc.; fair to good, 6d6c.; common, &c.
choice. S,G9 I-2c.; fancy, 9I-2,dl0c.
BEEF.-There is a good demand for fresh beef
at: Choice steers, 3-4dSc.; good steers, I LAG
I l-2c.; light, 6 3-4d7c.
PORK.-FOr pork the market is steady and I'M
changed: extra prime, 8 4.25Glt.75; mess, $l6.25
Gl6.I5; prime mess, $l725GH.5O; dressed hogs,
3-498c. % ID for city, and 1897 Sic. for coun
try; live hogs, 6 l-2c.
Hay, STRAW, &C.-The hay market is lower at
about steady quotations. Straw is ordinary.
Prices: Choice prime hay, $l7GlS; fair
to good, $l6G16.50; western, 15Gl5.50; eastern
swale and oat straw, S99lO; Rye straw, l4.5Odl5;
winter bran, l9Gl950; spring, 10; sach, 20d
20.50; middlings, 1921; prime cotton seed meal,
to arrive, 23.75G24; spot, "a. 50G25.50.